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Mission Hills

Mission Hills is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Barbara County, California, a short distance north of Lompoc on Highway 1. The population was 3,142 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Mission Hills is located at 34°41'21?N 120°26'10?W.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.2 square miles, all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,142 people, 1,049 households, and 869 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,543.5 people per square mile. There were 1,072 housing units at an average density of 867.8/sq mi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 79.22% White, 3.60% African American, 1.46% Native American, 2.93% Asian, 0.35% Pacific Islander, 7.61% from other races, and 4.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.37% of the population.

There were 1,049 households out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.5% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.1% were non-families. 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 29.8% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $57,000, and the median income for a family was $60,382. Males had a median income of $44,464 versus $30,733 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,769. About 3.9% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 1.7% of those age 65 or over.

Natives

Bobby Jenks, professional baseball player for the Chicago White Sox, was born in Mission Hills.

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This page was last updated July 19, 2009.